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Taxon:
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Vachellia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
465206
Place of publication:
Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021. 2008
Verified:
05/11/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6
(
6
active,
5
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
adstringens
(Schumach.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
cupressiformis
(J. L. Stewart) Ragup. et al.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
hemispherica
(Ali & Faruqi) Ragup. et al.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
indica
(Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
kraussiana
(Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
nilotica
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
subalata
(Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(1 active accession[s])
Vachellia nilotica
(L.) P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. subsp.
tomentosa
(Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
URL:
http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/results.cfm
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Kellerman, T. S. et al.
1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Kyalangalilwa, B. & J. S. Boatwright.
2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of
Acacia
s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in
Vachellia
and
Senegalia
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:515.
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Pandey, C. B. et al.
2000. Soil properties under
Acacia nilotica
trees in a traditional agroforestry system in central India. Agroforest. Systems 49:53-61.
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Randall, R. P.
2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
URL:
http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/intro_flora_australia.pdf
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Willd. ex Delile
Seigler, D. S. et al.
2006. The genus
Senegalia
(Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 88:47.
URL:
http://www.phytologia.org/
Note:
mentions
Common names
English
babul acacia –
Reference(s)
black babul –
Reference(s)
Egyptian acacia –
Reference(s)
Indian gum-arabic-tree –
Reference(s)
prickly acacia –
Reference(s)
scentedthorn –
Reference(s)
thorn-mimosa –
Reference(s)
thorny acacia –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
lekkeruikpeul –
Reference(s)
French
acacia à gomme –
Reference(s)
gommier rouge –
Reference(s)
German
arabische Gummiakazie –
Reference(s)
arabischer Gummibaum –
Reference(s)
Spanish
acacia gomifera –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
South America
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Gambia
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Zambia
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Syria
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Sri Lanka
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
REGION:
South America
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
agroforestry
Pandey, C. B. et al.
2000. Soil properties under
Acacia nilotica
trees in a traditional agroforestry system in central India. Agroforest. Systems 49:53-61.
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Environmental
boundary/barrier/support
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Environmental
revegetator
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Fuels
charcoal
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Materials
gum/resin
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Materials
tannin/dyestuff
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Materials
wood
Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds.
1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:45-46.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kellerman, T. S. et al.
1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Delile
Weed
Randall, R. P.
2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
URL:
http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/intro_flora_australia.pdf
Note:
=
Acacia nilotica
(L.) Willd. ex Delile
Name
References